2018 Malta International Scrabble Open: Main Event



April 29 - May 1, 2018

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MISO 2018 ME: Richard Birch [B-16]

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On this page, you will find information about Richard Birch, who is competing at the 2018 Malta International Scrabble Open Main Event. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 13-12, +306, and is ranked #20 in Division B.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Richard Surname(s): Birch Home: Australia 2018 Malta International Scrabble Open Main Event Team: Australia

Round by Round
High score: 515 Average for: 392 Average against: 379
Round 1	New Zealand	Birch played #30 Mary Gray (NZL) and lost 303 to 404 (a spread of -101). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 0-1, -101.
Round 2	Malta	Birch played #44 Marvic Cutajar (MLT) and won 448 to 301 (a spread of 147). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 1-1, +46.
Round 3	Australia	Birch played #7 Francoise Finlayson (AUS) and won 425 to 370 (a spread of 55). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 2-1, +101.
Round 4	Malta	Birch played #35 Alfred Xuereb (MLT) and won 432 to 321 (a spread of 111). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 3-1, +212. Birch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 5	Malta	Birch played #22 Anna Borg (MLT) and lost 370 to 486 (a spread of -116). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 3-2, +96.
Round 6	Sri Lanka	Birch played #13 Praveeni Jayasekera (LKA) and won 401 to 328 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #13. Current record: 4-2, +169.
Round 7	Malta	Birch played #11 Joe Caruana (MLT) and won 466 to 451 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-2, +184. Birch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 8	Malta	Birch played #19 Pauline Cilia (MLT) and lost 336 to 461 (a spread of -125). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 5-3, +59.
Round 9	Australia	Birch played #1 Paul Richards (AUS) and lost 367 to 383 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 5-4, +43.
Round 10	Australia	Birch played #24 Helen Jones (AUS) and won 462 to 267 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 6-4, +238.
Round 11	Australia	Birch played #15 Margaret Gibson (AUS) and lost 350 to 428 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 6-5, +160.
Round 12	England	Birch played #12 Pini Stimler (Eng) and lost 425 to 478 (a spread of -53). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 6-6, +107. Birch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 13	Malta	Birch played #5 Sammy Mangion (MLT) and lost 350 to 396 (a spread of -46). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 6-7, +61.
Round 14	Ireland	Birch played #14 Mary Doyle (IRL) and won 353 to 342 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 7-7, +72.
Round 15	Israel	Birch played #34 Phyllis DeCastro (ISR) and lost 313 to 355 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #28. Current record: 7-8, +30. Birch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 16	Australia	Birch played #41 Jacqui Pearce (AUS) and won 350 to 335 (a spread of 15). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 8-8, +45.
Round 17	Japan	Birch played #18 Warodom Geamsakul (JPN) and won 491 to 445 (a spread of 46). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 9-8, +91. Birch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 18	Australia	Birch played #26 Larrie Strautmanis (AUS) and lost 349 to 373 (a spread of -24). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 9-9, +67.
Round 19	New Zealand	Birch played #25 Anne Goldstein (NZL) and lost 347 to 362 (a spread of -15). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 9-10, +52. Birch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit). Birch is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).
Round 20	Canada	Birch played #42 Maureen Morris (CAN) and won 459 to 342 (a spread of 117). Current ranking: #24. Current record: 10-10, +169.
Round 21	Malta	Birch played #39 Bryan Priest (MLT) and won 515 to 320 (a spread of 195). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 11-10, +364. Birch is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 22	Japan	Birch played #32 Kunihiko Kuroda (JPN) and won 420 to 344 (a spread of 76). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-10, +440.
Round 23	England	Birch played #2 Tony Harris (Eng) and lost 343 to 400 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 12-11, +383.
Round 24	Ireland	Birch played #3 Brid Ni Bhriain (IRL) and won 391 to 301 (a spread of 90). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 13-11, +473.
Round 25	England	Birch played #33 Sumbul Siddiqui (Eng) and lost 326 to 493 (a spread of -167). Current ranking: #20. Current record: 13-12, +306.

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